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 ligature (typography) - Definition 

Ligature (typography) (12368 bytes)
1: ...a separate block of type just as a ligature does. Ligatures are a subset of a more general class of figures ...
5: ===The Family of Ligatures for the Letter ''f''===
7: [[Image:Ligature_drawing.png|right|Two common ligatures: fi and fl]]
9: ...is is just one of a series, which is comprised of ligatures for "fi", "fj" (absent in [[English]] but encoun...
13: ...to W, but the modern Latin letter W is not a true ligature, as it represents a different sound from VV/UU.

OE ligature (2946 bytes)
1: ... ''This page is about the [[ligature (typography)|ligature]], not the simple combination of the letters [[O]...
3: ...origin of the letter is a [[Ligature (typography)|ligature]] for "[[O]][[E]]". The character is also referre...
5: ...ctice is to write the letters separately, but the ligature was used in medieval and early modern writings, i...

Ligature (429 bytes)
1: The word '''ligature''' can mean more than one thing. Its primary sens...
3: * In music, see [[ligature (music)]]
4: * In typography, see [[ligature (typography)]]
5: * In medicine, see [[ligature (medicine)]]
6: * In palaeography, see [[ligature (palaeography)]]

Ligature (music) (562 bytes)
1: In [[music notation]], a '''ligature''' is a symbol that marks a set of musical notes ...
3: A '''ligature''' is also a device which holds a [[reed (music)|...
5: A ligature can be made out of either metal, such as brass, o...
6: [[fr:Ligature (musique)]]

Ligature (medicine) (209 bytes)
1: In medicine, a '''ligature''' is a device, usually a thread or string, tied ...

En (typography) (349 bytes)
1: ...typographic unit]], half of the width of an [[em (typography)|em]].
3: ...lf of the height of the font (e.g. in 16 [[point (typography)|point]] type it is 8 points).
9: [[Category:Typography]]

Em (typography) (2461 bytes)
1: ...phic unit|unit of measurement]] in the field of [[typography]]. The [[unit of measurement|unit]] is defined in...
5: ... [[diacritical mark]]s. So, 1 em in a 16 [[point (typography)|pt]] typeface is 16 points.
9: ...an]] texts). By contrast, the narrower unit [[en (typography)|en]] (more commonly found in [[European]] texts)...
11: ...rement), rather than a fixed one such as [[point (typography)|point size]].
14: :A '''Firet''' is a unit used in typography equal to the size of a given font in points, appr...

Typography (3372 bytes)
1: ...r selection, ink choice, and the printing method. Typography is performed by [[list of typographers|typographe...
3: Contrast typography with [[orthography]], a method of representing t...
5: Typography is broader than [[type design]], the art of desig...
11: * [[Em (typography)|Em]]
16: * [[Ligature (typography)]]

Apple typography (37106 bytes)
66: ...a]]'' (sans-serif) is designed for small [[point (typography)|point]] sizes and prevalent in all versions of t...
83: ... font techniques, such as [[ligature (typography)|ligatures]] and filtering.
89: ... included in OS X partially as a technology demo. Ligatures and character variations are extensively used. T...
91: ...with System 7.5 were ported to use Apple Advanced Typography (AAT) instead (see below) and shipped with Mac OS...
93: ... and extended by [[Michael Everson]] of [[Everson Typography]] for Unicode 4.1 coverage, the symbols adhere to...

Asterism (typography) (425 bytes)
5: In [[typography]], an '''asterism''' is a rare symbol consisting ...
9: [[Category:Typography]][[Category:Punctuation]]

Point (typography) (1915 bytes)
1: A '''point''' is a unit of measure in [[typography]]. There are various sorts of points, used in par...
15: ...omputer displays it should be equal to a point in typography if the correct display resolution is set, and is ...
21: [[Category:Typography]]

Tombstone (typography) (230 bytes)
1: In [[typography]], the '''tombstone''' symbol ∎ is sometime...
5: [[Category:Typography|Tombstone]]

Kinematic typography (341 bytes)
1: '''Kinematic typography''', a fancy name for "moving text," is a study of...

Emphasis (typography) (5076 bytes)
3: In [[typography]], '''emphasis''' usually refers to means of stre...
9: ...x;border:1px;border-style:solid">[[Image:Emphasis_typography1.png]]<br>''Fig.&nbsp;1: Emphasis example''</div>
35: [[Category:typography]]

Dagger (typography) (1788 bytes)
4: ... some of which are non-existent in early modern [[typography]]. Partly due to this, in modern literature, [[su...
15: [[Category:Typography]]

Bullet (typography) (1041 bytes)
2: In [[typography]], a '''bullet''' is a typographical symbol or [[...
14: [[Category:Typography]]

Counterpunch (typography) (2519 bytes)
1: In traditional [[typography]], a '''counterpunch''' is a type of [[punch (too...
19: [[Category:Typography]]

Oe (435 bytes)
4: ...''' or '''&oelig;''']], a [[ligature (typography)|ligature]] of the letters [[O]] and [[E]] in the [[Latin a...

IJ (439 bytes)
3: ...of the [[Dutch Y|&#306;]] [[ligature (typography)|ligature]], a letter of the [[Dutch alphabet]]. When used ...

Ot (297 bytes)
5: ...ly Cyrillic alphabet]], a [[ligature (typography)|ligature]] of the letters [[Omega (Cyrillic)|Omega]] and [...

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